Boston Harbor Now, the National Park Service, the City of Boston, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation will provide a viewing event on Spectacle Island, the highest point in Boston Harbor, for Sail Boston 2017’s Parade of Sails on Saturday, June 17.

Park Service and Conservation and Recreation staff will be on hand to help identify the tall ships and their crews as they pass by. Interactive programming will focus on nautical history and include kite flying, ship building, crafts, knot tying, storytelling, lawn games, scavenger hunt, flag making, photo experiences, face painting and hiking.

Boston Harbor Cruises will depart at 7 a.m. from Boston’s Long Wharf and return from Spectacle Island at 3 p.m. and from the Hingham Shipyard at 7:15 and 8:45 a.m., returning at 2:30 and 4 p.m.

Tickets are available at bostonharborislands.org/tallships for $75 for adults and $70 for children, including roundtrip ferry transportation to Spectacle Island, all-day programming, and food and drinks.